Goodbye, Butterfly (2021) User Reviews

Good story and plot but not enough budget.

[echanchan · 5/10 · 1 July 2021]

Good story but it's very apparent they produced this with a paper thin budget.

It was also advertised to be"based on a true story". Which I've not found any evidence to support this statement. Not very nice thing to advertise if it's not true.

Awful.

[pdbodyshop · 4/10 · 29 May 2021]

I feel sorry for those who have lost children at the hand of murders. With that being said this movie is absolutely awful. The main two male characters appear to actually be laughing themselves in some of the scenes. It is a ridiculous and silly storyline.

Could of been better

[Draysan-Jennings · 4/10 · 17 January 2021]

I feel this movie could of been a lot better with a decent budget. Nevertheless, I somehow finished the whole film. Not that it was terrible but it wasn't very good either. Just good enough to somewhat keep my attention. The story was there but the acting kind of ruined it. Everything was so suttle and bland. Nothing I'd recommend watching but like I said it wasn't terrible. 5 stars

6.2 my a**e

[tracylbudd-87229 · 1/10 · 17 January 2021]

Horrendous, more like a 2.6 and that is being generous. Acting was awful. Worse film I have seen!!!!

Bad acting

[hassannaseeb · 2/10 · 23 January 2021]

2/10 only for the topic and basic storyline. Otherwise, i think director didn't get his paychecks properly so he took revenge on the movie. Come to think of it no one got paid from actors to sound engineer to musician to writer. Only possible solution i can think of about this disaster of a movie.

Good potential completely ruined by bad acting and lack of depth

[onesimura · 3/10 · 23 May 2021]

I have never bothered to write a review on any movies before, but I found myself needing to do so for this one because it was so frustrating to see this movie's potential not coming to light. Like others pointed out, acting is really bad. For what was supposed to be an upsetting or a serious scene, I laughed because of how bad acting was. With that said, this movie could have done so much better if they used better actors and also built characters and audience's attachment to the little girl. Instead, they killed her right away. They should have built the story up more to allow for more emotional investment in the girl and the father before killing her. They also should have filmed a much more emotional scene over her death. But, then again, with bad acting, it would have been a total disaster, so maybe they couldn't... Anyhow, if done right, this movie could have been actually good.

Not BAD AT ALL

[venomtruth · 7/10 · 2 February 2021]

You know what you get with alot of these films today. This one held my interest and won me over. I'm not looking for award winning. Just give me a movie that makes me care.

Absolutely terrible

[garjanuk · 1/10 · 7 February 2021]

Acting, well I ain't going to call it that, if anybody got paid to make the this rubbish then it would have been criminal. Seen better school plays

Not a 4.8 at all.

[Kronenbourg16 · 7/10 · 8 February 2021]

This movie isn't a 4.8. The weakest scene in the film is the first one, where you just can't buy the father character in his interaction with the daughter. If you can get over that weak acting, the rest of the film is really quite good.

This movie is very similar to 'Prisoners' with Hugh Jackman. The lead is not as strong but the rest of the cast is pretty much on a par, as is the writing and execution.

What In The World!?

[bgsmoove · 2/10 · 31 January 2021]

The 2 Lead Men In This Film Are Unbelievable Characters. The Acting Is Subpar, And A Lot Of Their Decisions Are Just Uncharaceristic. Watch At Your Own Risk.

Pretty good

[cheddar-324-87808 · 9/10 · 18 July 2021]

I agree with a previous comment, why all the hate? I must admit I almost gave up on this movie after reading all the negative reviews and the fact that it gets a bit brutal about 30 to 45 minutes in (no spoilers as to plot), but oh, does it get gripping again after a major twist and from then on it's quite a ride! I had no problems with the acting (I thought the characters were convincing, if at times a tiny bit contrived), plot or music (as was suggested by some critics) and I think overall it was very well done considering (I imagine) a fairly small budget. In conclusion, I really like it and would definitely recommend.

A very good indie, but...

[I_should_be_reading_a_book · 7/10 · 17 January 2021]

Even tho the script is fair, it has a lot of inconsitencies and comes out as totally unreal. The actors, albeit inexperienced do a quite decent job and provide believable down-to-earth characters. Direction, photography and edition is quite good and matches the plot well. The last ten minutes are superfluous, totally unnecessary. Snip them out. In sum, it's something that you won't regret watching. Go for it.

Reviews over 5* are fakes

[kimbpaul · 2/10 · 15 April 2022]

I've seen better high school drama club acting. The background music wasn't terrible, but it was too loud. Not worth a 2nd watch, barely worth a single watch. It was better than washing windows, but not by much.

Don't believe the reviews!

[minafoxxi · 1/10 · 8 March 2021]

Not worth watching! I spent more time looking for other movies to watch. Bad acting, the story of the movie was just completely blah! Dumb movie. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!

Could be better

[128palms · 5/10 · 21 January 2021]

The beginning felt a bit rushed. The script writer should have taken more time to build more emotion from the audience. Some action scenes were poorly choreographed but I did love the piano music

Horrifying scene

[evlway · 1/10 · 27 August 2021]

I can't believe they started this movie with a graphic depiction of a murdered bloody little girl. Revolting along with bad acting.

Goodbye, Butterfly

[turtleloverules · 7/10 · 12 July 2021]

The movie was very good and realistic. This was also an original screenplay , there's nothing that I can compare it to.

Desperate Dad

[jeroduptown · 4/10 · 25 March 2021]

When a dad suspects a neighbor of kidnapping his daughter, he's willing to go to any means to find the truth. He uncovers a lot with the help of a friend, but the movie flubs the action and acting towards the end so badly that it pretty much kills the mojo.

Started off good but lost itself halfway through

[lovelyxnight · 2/10 · 25 June 2021]

This movie started off decent and could have actually been really good but the story was lost and the ending was awful, probably the worst ending to a film I've seen in a while.

Did I See The Same Movie?

[ellen-32977 · 9/10 · 5 February 2021]

Why all the hate? I thought this movie was quite good.

All mysteries have similar plot lines. But Goodbye, Butterfly had enough twists as to keep my attention. I could totally see the Dad's impulsive behavior overriding his logic and impulse control. People have done much worse with much less incentive.

I would call this a terrific effort. My only minus was the fight scenes didn't seem super realistic, but most likely that would have been overcome with a better budget. But that being said -- these fight scenes had some surprises as well.

I found the people to be "real." The little girl was charming. And the German Shepherd was beautiful.

I hope to see more from this Producer.

Don't read bad reviews

[laragi · 5/10 · 28 June 2021]

The acting was not great but the story is. It's a lot better than many smaller budget films and it is meaningful. It's worth a watch.

Fantastic movie!!

[houndhill-64424 · 10/10 · 2 February 2021]

This film had terrific characters, unique and believable. Suspenseful and ultimately satisfying.

Must see

[d-rochon · 10/10 · 16 January 2021]

While falling in the Thriller category, the story is also very heart warming.

Really good movie

[bmila-24398 · 8/10 · 19 June 2021]

I made an account to write this review. As a movie addict (Hollywood level movies!) I really liked it. The suspense, how they found the leads, I really enjoyed that. Plus the acting they were really good. If you're expecting every actor/actress to be like robert de niro or Angelina jolie then go watch them! I seriously believe they did a great job. And no there is no risk if you watch, personally i liked it. Am not from cast/crew or whatever you want to think I just found the movie by coincidence. I myself criticise movies all you want but for this one i found it soo unfair the harsh comments that were written. Very good effort put. It's your choice to watch it or not but i recommend.

Go_for_the_jugular

[tylerstrong-11915 · 10/10 · 18 January 2021]

It was a good movie. This guy above must sit at home and dislike all the movies and must not have anything else to do. Also, he does not know what it takes to actually make a movie. Same goes to Tracylbudd.